So this one was pretty much over in the first inning, right? Justin Verlander against Corey Kluber isn’t really fair, and after Detroit scored 2 in the first, then 2 more in the second, this one was over.
Kudos to the bullpen — Chris Seddon and Frank Herrmann — at least, for settling the score at that. But Verlander went a very solid seven innings and the abysmal Indians offense couldn’t muster anything.
| Top 1st: Detroit |
| - D. Young singled to shallow center, M. Cabrera scored, P. Fielder to second |
| - B. Boesch singled to shallow center, P. Fielder scored, D. Young to second |
| Top 2nd: Detroit |
| - A. Jackson doubled to shallow right, A. Avila scored |
| - M. Cabrera singled to shallow center, A. Jackson scored |
| Detroit | |||||||||||
| AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | SB | LOB | Season Avg | ||
| A. Jackson cf | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .307 | |
| A. Dirks lf | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .313 | |
| M. Cabrera 3b | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .329 | |
| P. Fielder 1b | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .306 | |
| D. Young dh | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .271 | |
| B. Boesch rf | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .247 | |
| A. Garcia rf | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .294 | |
| J. Peralta ss | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .253 | |
| A. Avila c | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .242 | |
| O. Infante 2b | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .255 | |
| Totals | 34 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 7 | ||
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| Cleveland | |||||||||||
| AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | SB | LOB | Season Avg | ||
| S. Choo rf | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .280 | |
| J. Kipnis 2b | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .253 | |
| C. Santana c | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .250 | |
| R. Canzler lf | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .262 | |
| C. Kotchman 1b | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .227 | |
| L. Chisenhall 3b | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .289 | |
| M. LaPorta dh | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | .233 | |
| E. Carrera cf | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | .255 | |
| J. Donald ss | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .191 | |
| B. Lillibridge ss | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .187 | |
| Totals | 32 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 18 | ||
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| Detroit | ||||||||||
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | WHIP | Season ERA | ||
| J. Verlander (W, 14-8) | 7.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1.05 | 2.82 | |
| J. Benoit | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.09 | 3.30 | |
| J. Valverde | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.22 | 3.56 | |
| Cleveland | ||||||||||
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | WHIP | Season ERA | ||
| C. Kluber (L, 1-4) | 5.0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1.67 | 5.48 | |
| C. Seddon | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1.37 | 4.10 | |
| F. Herrmann | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1.03 | 3.86 | |
| HBP - J Donald (by J Verlander); P Fielder (by C Kluber). |
| Pitches-strikes - J Verlander 110-77; J Benoit 19-12; J Valverde 11-6; C Kluber 92-55; C Seddon 24-20; F Herrmann 24-16. |
| Ground balls-fly balls - J Verlander 10-7; J Benoit 1-1; J Valverde 0-3; C Kluber 9-5; C Seddon 2-1; F Herrmann 0-4. |
| Batters faced - J Verlander 28; J Benoit 3; J Valverde 4; C Kluber 25; C Seddon 6; F Herrmann 6. |
| Game Details |
| Umpires: HP–Wally Bell. 1B–Mike Winters. 2B–Mark Wegner. 3B–Brian Knight. Weather: 63 degrees, clear. Wind: 6 mph, in from center. |
